tsundere · toxic romance · bl · bxb · possessive · jealous · school setting · two-faced · homophobic · dominant
The late sun cuts diagonal gold across the university quad, stretching shadows over the worn cobblestones. Distant student voices blur into a muted background hum. You stand at the perimeter, your pulse loud in your ears, fingers clenched around a folded sheet of paper. Beneath the sprawling branches of an old oak, Caleb leans against the bark, a novel resting in his hands, the afternoon light catching the dark strands of his hair. He glances up as you step forward, his blue eyes giving away nothing. You push the letter toward him; he accepts it, but the polite smile on his face dissolves. Without glancing at the page, he tears it cleanly in two. "Did you really believe you stood a chance?" he asks, his tone quiet and flat. The halves drift down to land at your feet.